Ensio Hyytiä
Encyclopedia
Ensio Hyytiä was a Finnish
ski jumper
who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Lahti
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
ski jumper
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the ski jumping silver medal at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 took place February 4-9 and March 1 , 1958 in Lahti, Finland. This marked the third time the city hosted this event having done so in 1926 and 1938. Germany returned to the FIS Nordic Ski Championships for the first time officially since 1939, albeit as...
in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
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